Backup/restore Settings

You can save your Internet Gate configuration to a file on your PC for later reload. It is very convenient to do if you have to perform a reset to factory defaults, or want to copy one unit's settings to another one. All your settings are saved to one PC file that can be reloaded at a later time.

You are recommended to backup your settings after you have configured your Internet Gate.

1. Open Administration page from the Configuration section of the main menu.
2. In the section Backup/restore settings click Backup to file .
3. Select a location to store the backup file and click Save .

The backup file is named (if no other name is chosen) settings.txt .

Restore must always be performed into a factory defaulted unit!

1. Open Administration page from the Configuration section of the main menu.
2. Click the Factory Reset button at the bottom of the page.
3. Let the unit reboot, then reopen Administration page again.
4. In the section Backup/restore settings click Browse .
5. Select the previously saved backup file and click Open .
6. Click Go .
7. Save the restored settings permanently.
8. Reboot the unit.

This information is only for advanced users.
You can render your unit uncontactable by loading an incorrect backup file.

You can open the settings.txt backup file in any editor capable of editing files with LF as linefeeds (unix-style). By deleting unwanted files and settings you can create backup files that only affect selected parts of the unit's configuration. Files and settings not included into the backup file will be left unchanged.

To load such a partial backup file into a unit do not perform factory reset before loading (skip step 2 above).

The structure of the settings.txt backup file is as follows:

##@#
# 5.30 Exported VMI settings file.
# This file is in UNIX format (lines end with single LF char) and must be so at import.
##@#<filename1>
<parameter1 assignment>
<parameter2 assignment>
     ....
##@#<filename2>
<parameter1 assignment>
<parameter2 assignment>
     ....
##@#<filename3>
<parameter1 assignment>
<parameter2 assignment>
     ....
##@#EndOfFile

The ”##@#” string is a filemark. It preceeds the name of the file, and marks that the following lines will list all the parameters (with their new values) that belong to that file, up to the next filemark. A parameter assignment will overwrite the existing value of the named parameter (or be added to the file if missing). The first filemark must be empty, and is followed by some lines that are treated as comments, up to next filemark. A filemark can be followed by the REPLACE keyword, meaning that the following parameters will constitute the new file, while deleting the old contents of the file (instead of parameter-per-parameter overwriting).